Assessing Students' Perceptions of Psychology as a Science: Validation of a Self-Report Measure

Teaching of Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 6-13

  Friedrich, James ^a  

^a WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84998014018     PISSN: 00986283     EISSN: 15322802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15328023top2301_1     Document Type: Article

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